Alter's figure business is running through two 2027 release lines: 1/7 scale Arknights anniversary entries and the Uma Musume pair of Rice Shower and an Agnes Tachyon re-release. The studio's Mecha arm is part of the MegaHobby EXPO 2026 stage schedule, and its AI2U escape game remains on PC and Mac.
Alter's figure output across these stories runs on preorder windows rather than a single announcement cycle. The Uma Musume line is the clearest pair: a 1/7 scale Rice Shower in her [Yummy Dreamy Fairy] race outfit at 28,380 yen for September 2027, alongside a re-release of Agnes Tachyon at 23,980 yen for June 2027. The Arknights 2nd anniversary illustration line reaches four releases with Hellagur Gala Night Ver., a 1/7 scale figure set for July 2027 as an AmiAmi exclusive. Azur Lane gets a 1/7 scale Implacable in a regular version and a Special Ver. with swappable parts, both due May 2027 at 31,680 yen and 39,380 yen.
The studio's convention presence is tied to MegaHobby EXPO 2026, held Saturday, September 26, 2026 at AKIBA_SQUARE. Alter's anime lineup there includes Nadia from Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, Kasugano Sora -Elegant China Style- from Yosuga no Sora, and Shalltear Bloodfallen so-bin Ver. from Overlord. The game side has Saber 20th Anniversary Ver. from Fate/stay night, Emma Sakuwa Key Visual Ver. from Mahou Shoujo no Majo Saiban, and three Touhou Project figures, with uncolored Arcana Chibi Kore prototypes listed by Dengeki Hobby Web. Alter Mecha carries the Yukikaze re-release stage events.
Outside figures, AlterStaff's AI2U: Last Together Until the End shipped August 13 for PC and Mac with LLM-driven yandere characters that react to spoken or typed dialogue. It was priced at 1,700 yen with a 30 percent discount to 1,190 yen, and it began as a 2023 itch.io prototype built in three weeks.
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Premium Bandai is taking lottery applications until 23:00 on October 13, 2026 for two Portrait.Of.Pirates One Piece figures. The A×MAXIMUM "Pirate Empress" Boa Hancock, a collaboration with ALTER sculpted by Hiroshi Inagaki, is priced at 29,700 yen. The LIMITED EDITION Carrot re-release, sculpted by Masaki Inada of HEPTA, is priced at 19,800 yen. Both ship in October 2026, with winners announced mid-month.
Alter showed its anime and game figure lineup at Mega Hobby EXPO 2026, held Saturday, September 26, 2026, at AKIBA_SQUARE in Akihabara, Tokyo. The anime side includes Nadia from Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, Kasugano Sora -Elegant China Style- from Yosuga no Sora, and Shalltear Bloodfallen so-bin Ver. from Overlord. The game side includes Saber 20th Anniversary Ver. from Fate/stay night, Emma Sakuwa Key Visual Ver. from Mahou Shoujo no Majo Saiban, and three Touhou Project figures: Alice Margatroid, Yukari Yakumo, and Aya Shameimaru. Dengeki Hobby Web also lists uncolored prototypes of Remilia Scarlet, Flandre Scarlet, and Yuuka Kazami from the non-scale chibi figure series Arcana Chibi Kore. The outlet split its coverage into two reports (anime and game editions) and said other exhibitors showed items that will be covered separately, with a roundup page collecting all of it.
MegaHobby EXPO 2026 F-DASH!!! runs Saturday, September 26, 2026 at AKIBA_SQUARE on the second floor of Akihabara UDX, with free admission. Thirteen companies including organizer MegaHouse, Alter, Kotobukiya, KADOKAWA, Hobby Japan, Aniplex, Claynel, Oami, Q's Q, MIMEYOI, Thousand, Alice Glint, and Design Coco will display new products. Stage events cover Alter Mecha's Yukikaze re-releases, a One Piece P.O.P program, and a Cyber Formula talk show.
Critical Reflex showed playable demos of two titles at Tokyo Game Show 2026: Militsioner, an adventure game from Russia-based developer TALLBOYS, and the Metroidvania Altered Alma. Militsioner is scheduled for Steam (PC) and Xbox Series X|S within 2027. Its protagonist is framed for a crime he does not remember and tries to escape a city watched over by a giant policeman. The event build supported Japanese.
Alter is producing a 1/7 scale figure of Uma Musume Pretty Derby's Rice Shower in her [Yummy Dreamy Fairy] race outfit, priced at 28,380 yen and scheduled for September 2027. The sculpt by sai poses her after the choreography for "Umasugi! Gourmet Parade" from the training scenario "Harvest! Full Belly! Grand Food Festival," with swappable parts for two expressions and two poses. Alter also re-releases its Agnes Tachyon figure at 23,980 yen for June 2027.
Hypnosis Mic -Alternative Rap Battle- is running a 6.5th Anniversary Campaign from September 16 to September 30, 2026, with some rewards running to November 7 and ticket-based pulls until October 7. The campaign adds an event and a daily SPEED MATCH, an MC CLASS system, an [UNCHAIN] series for all 18 characters across six divisions, and the chibi [Unchain] card series, plus login bonuses.
Shusaku Takaoka and Yoichiro Uchida will hold a two-person exhibition and sale, ALTERD, at GOLDFLOG COFFEE in Hakata, Fukuoka, from September 19 to September 27, 2026. The exhibition displays and sells works by both artists plus collaboration works made for the show. Apparel brand THE FOUND. will release special items featuring those collaboration works.
Hypnosis Mic -Alternative Rap Battle- is running the event 'The Hollow Celestial Sphere Reflects the Truth ~The Prophecy of a Narrow Escape~' from September 4 to September 16. Iruma Juto, Busujima Mason Rio, and Aijima Jushi appear in a new written story, with the SSR 'Searching for the Rabbit and the Nightingale' Aijima Jushi as the reward. A G-collect adds special effect cards for Juto and Rio. The 9th anniversary campaign runs alongside it with the new Division All Stars song 'Both Sides'.
AlterStaff released AI2U: Last Together Until the End ~Yandere Cat-Ear AI Girlfriend for PC and Mac on August 13. The escape adventure pits players against yandere characters driven by large language models, who react in real time to spoken or typed dialogue. The game is available for 1,700 yen, with a 30 percent discount to 1,190 yen until August 27.
AlterStaff founder Wengu Hu discussed AI2U: I'll Stay With You to the End ~Yandere Cat-Ear AI Girlfriend, a PC/Mac escape adventure released August 13. The yandere characters run on LLMs and react to player speech or voice input. The project began as a 2023 itch.io prototype called Yandere AI Girlfriend Simulator, built in three weeks with Vivianna Yan. The game is on sale until August 27.
The rhythm game Hypnosis Mic -Alternative Rap Battle- 2nd period launched on Switch on July 16, 2026. Developed by Altplus and published by Idea Factory, it includes the rhythm game KILLER SCRATCH!!, an original story, and three full-voice special stories. The theme song Diggin' by Division All Stars has a music video and is available on streaming services. A smartphone campaign runs until August 5.
The Switch game 'Hypnosis Mic -Alternative Rap Battle- 2nd period' launches July 16, and its theme song 'Diggin'' by Division All Stars will begin streaming on digital services at midnight that day, with a music video following at 7 PM on the official YouTube channel. The game includes the main story's second season, event stories, and a new tale by series creator Yuichiro Momose. The song also appears on the upcoming album 'Trick or Repeat' out September 2.
Alter announced a 1/7 scale figure of Hellagur Gala Night Ver., based on the 2nd anniversary illustration of Arknights. It releases in July 2027 as an AmiAmi exclusive. The figure is the fourth in the series from that illustration, featuring a dark color base, metallic patterns, and detailed wrinkle sculpting on the coat.
Alter announced a 1/7 scale figure of Implacable from Azur Lane, available in a regular version and a Special Ver. with swappable parts for two expressions and two poses. Both versions are scheduled for release in May 2027, priced at 31,680 yen and 39,380 yen respectively.
11 bit studios released a gameplay trailer for 'Last Variable,' the DLC for 'The Alters.' The expansion follows the scientist protagonist creating new Alter versions of himself, all with different scientific specialties, to terraform a planet before a catastrophic sun arrives. The DLC launches July 14 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.
11 bit studios announced the DLC 'Last Variable' for 'The Alters' will launch July 13, 2026 on PC and consoles. The DLC follows a single Jan who stays on the planet to research the mysterious 'Oasis', leading four specialized Alters through a 20-hour story. New features include underground base expansion, terraforming, and a field lab system.
Publisher aNCHOR released three instrumental soundtrack albums for Muv-Luv and Muv-Luv Alternative on Steam, each priced at 1,400 yen. A 10% launch discount runs through June 17, 2026. Series game titles are also on sale, with Muv-Luv at 60% off and other entries 30% to 55% off.
EXNOA and KMS launched a collaboration event between Muv-Luv Girls Garden and Muv-Luv Alternative Total Eclipse on June 3, 2026. The event, The Manor's Favor, runs until June 16. It introduces SSR Yui Takashiro as a limited gacha character and offers login bonuses and prizes.